Monthly Archives: May 2011

The Foothill Conservancy, CSPA and Friends of the River have won a lawsuit that will compel the East Bay Municipal Utilities District to revise its Program Environmental Impact Report (“PEIR”) for its long term water supply. The PEIR for the … Continue reading →

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CSPA and the Foothill Conservancy have signed an agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. that requires PG&E to model water temperatures in the Mokelumne River. PG&E must perform the modeling before it seeks a license to construct a pumped … Continue reading →

CSPA and a coalition of fishing and environmental organizations have submitted a 20 May 2011 letter to the House Natural Resources Committee and Water and Power Subcommittee in opposition to H.R. 1837.

CSPA has submitted general and expert testimony and exhibits for a water rights hearing to be held on June 16 and 17 regarding the diversions by El Sur Ranch of water from the Big Sur River. In 1994, CSPA, the … Continue reading →

On 19 May 2011, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against North State Rendering, Co., Inc. regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. North State Rendering operates a 28-acre rendering facility in Oroville California that manufactures … Continue reading →

On 13 May 2011, CSPA submitted comments to the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the proposed revision of the general waste discharge requirements (WDRs) for sanitary sewer systems. Sanitary system spills of untreated sewage are a chronic and serious … Continue reading →

CSPA and a broad coalition of fishing, tribal and environmental organizations have submitted extensive comments on the inadequacies of the Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Environmental Impact Report on suction dredging.

On 6 May 2011, CSPA and C-WIN appealed the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Irrigated Lands Program in the Central Valley to the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board). The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board … Continue reading →

On 5 May 2011, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against the Vallejo School District regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. The school district operates a vehicle and equipment maintenance facility in Vallejo, California. Stormwater … Continue reading →

CSPA and a coalition of environmental and fishing organizations sent a 5 May 2011 letter to Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes requesting that the U.S. Department of the Interior revise the Notice of Intent (NOI) for the Bay … Continue reading →

CSPA has submitted comments to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding proposed revisions to the wastewater permit for El Dorado Irrigation District for discharges to Deer Creek. The revisions are in response to a successful lawsuit CSPA … Continue reading →